Kern High
Kern High has 25 ranked schools across high levels with an average Scope Score of 42.3/100 — 1.5 points near the California state average of 43.8. The highest-scoring school is Stockdale High at 67/100, where 33.3% of students exceed the state standard. The district spends $13,940 per student (below the state average of $14,815). Chronic absenteeism averages 18.9%, near the state average. Data source: CDE CAASPP 2025 and NCES fiscal data, analyzed by SchoolScope.
District Analysis
Consistency: Score range of 47.5 points — showing significant variation between schools.
Absenteeism: District chronic absenteeism averages 18.9%, 0.7pp near the state average of 18.1%.
Suspensions: District suspension rate averages 8.0%, below the state average of 1.7%.
Top school: Stockdale High leads the district at 67 with 33.3% exceeding standard.
How we score · Scope Score methodology
School archetypes in Kern High
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Student demographics
District averages · California Department of Education enrollment data
District Funding
Kern High spends $13,940 per student in current expenditures — $874 below the state average of $14,815.
Data source: NCES Common Core of Data, Fiscal Survey (F-33) · 2019–2020
Teacher compensation
CDE Form J-90 salary schedule · 2024–25
High Schools (25)
Kern High has 25 ranked high schools averaging a Scope Score of 42.3 — 5.2 points below the state average of 47.5.
The highest-scoring high school is Stockdale High with a Scope Score of 67 and 33.3% exceeding standard.
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockdale High Kern High Building Momentum | 33.3% | Solid 67/100 |
| 2 | Frontier High Kern High Building Momentum | 24.7% | Solid 61/100 |
| 3 | Liberty High Kern High Strong All-Around | 22.2% | Solid 59/100 |
| 4 | Centennial High Kern High Building Momentum | 23.0% | Solid 56/100 |
| 5 | Independence High Kern High Building Momentum | 18.7% | Solid 55/100 |
| 6 | Golden Valley High Kern High Building Momentum | 14.4% | Solid 51/100 |
| 7 | Highland High Kern High Building Momentum | 12.2% | Solid 51/100 |
| 8 | Ridgeview High Kern High Building Momentum | 12.0% | Developing 47/100 |
| 9 | South High Kern High Building Momentum | 14.3% | Developing 47/100 |
| 10 | Del Oro High Kern High Building Momentum | 6.6% | Developing 46/100 |
| 11 | Foothill High Kern High Building Momentum | 9.9% | Developing 45/100 |
| 12 | Shafter High Kern High Building Momentum | 8.2% | Developing 45/100 |
| 13 | Arvin High Kern High Building Momentum | 9.3% | Developing 44/100 |
| 14 | West High Kern High Building Momentum | 9.2% | Developing 44/100 |
| 15 | East Bakersfield High Kern High Building Momentum | 11.3% | Developing 44/100 |
| 16 | Bakersfield High Kern High Building Momentum | 8.8% | Developing 40/100 |
| 17 | Mira Monte High Kern High Building Momentum | 5.7% | Developing 39/100 |
| 18 | North High Kern High Building Momentum | 11.2% | Developing 37/100 |
| 19 | Nueva Continuation High Kern High Building Momentum | 0.0% | Developing 34/100 |
| 20 | Kern Valley High Kern High Building Momentum | 4.2% | Developing 33/100 |
| 21 | Central Valley High (Continuation) Kern High Building Momentum | 1.1% | Needs Support 28/100 |
| 22 | Kern Workforce 2000 Academy Kern High Building Momentum | 0.2% | Needs Support 23/100 |
| 23 | Vista Continuation High Kern High Building Momentum | 0.0% | Needs Support 22/100 |
| 24 | Vista West Continuation High Kern High Building Momentum | 1.8% | Needs Support 22/100 |
| 25 | Tierra Del Sol Continuation High Kern High Building Momentum | 0.4% | Needs Support 20/100 |
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology
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